College Football

• Montana's Gregorak elevated to defensive coordinator
  University of Montana assistant football coach Ty Gregorak was promoted to defensive coordinator, Grizzlies third-year head coach Robin Pflugrad announced Saturday.

• Report: West Virginia, Big East to settle lawsuit
  West Virginia and the Big East have reportedly agreed to end their legal issues in a move that will enable the university to leave the conference and join the Big 12 in July.

• McNeese State-Texas A&M game canceled
  McNeese State's scheduled football game at Texas A&M on Sept. 1 has been canceled, both schools announced.

• Coastal Carolina's Duran granted sixth season
  The NCAA has granted a sixth season of eligibility to Coastal Carolina All-American tight end David Duran for the 2012 season.

• Coastal Carolina signs wide receiver
  The NCAA has granted a sixth season of eligibility to Coastal Carolina All-American tight end David Duran for the 2012 season.

• Coastal Carolina to host five in Moglia's first season
  Coastal Carolina will open the Joe Moglia era by hosting North Carolina A&T and has four other home games as part of a 2012 football schedule announced on Wednesday.

• Column: A real chance for change in the BCS
  LSU fans had all but disappeared into the New Orleans night by the final minutes of last month's dreary BCS title game, leaving en masse when they figured out a team that couldn't get past the 50-yard-line wasn't going to magically find a way to cross the goal line. They weren't alone, with people across the nation abandoning their TVs in hope of finding something even remotely more interesting.

• Memphis will join Big East in 2013-14
  The ongoing game of musical chairs in college athletics has its newest player.

• Portland State to face Washington, host five games
  Portland State's football team will travel to the University of Washington and play five home games as part of a 2012 schedule announced Tuesday.

• VMI to visit Navy, play six at home
  VMI football will visit the Naval Academy for the first time in nine seasons and play six home games at part of a 2012 schedule announced on Tuesday.

• Big Ten exploring 4-team playoff
  The Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national champion in college football several years ago, is taking another look.

• Johnson granted sixth season at Eastern Washington
  Eastern Washington linebacker Zach Johnson has been granted a medical waiver by the NCAA for a sixth season, Eagles head coach Beau Baldwin announced Tuesday.

• UC Davis switches date of 2012 opener
  The UC Davis football team's 2012 season opener against Azusa Pacific has been changed to Thursday, Aug. 30 at Aggie Stadium.

• Stanford LB Shayne Skov arrested for DUI
  In a rarity for a prestigious academics university that prides itself on a higher standard, Stanford had a player get into trouble with the law.

• Farrington expected to become VMI's defensive coordinator
  VMI is expected to name Jeff Farrington as the new defensive coordinator of its football program later this month.

• Pats fans disappointed by loss reminiscent of 2008
  It was like 2008 all over again for disappointed Patriots fans who watched as their team lost Sunday to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl for the second time in five years.

• The Citadel's September schedule particularly rugged
  

• Ohio State's Meyer defends recruiting practices
  There must have been a lot of interesting give-and-take when the Big Ten football coaches met at the conference offices on Friday.

• Pitt will play in ACC's Coastal
  Pittsburgh will join the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division in football, the league announced on Friday.

• ACC sets new scheduling formats for expansion
  The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its scheduling format once Syracuse and Pittsburgh join the league.

• Former VMI football coach Thalman, 89, passes
  Former VMI football coach Bob Thalman died at age 89 on Tuesday in Atlanta from the effects of Alzheimer's disease.

• La. Tech RB Duplessis dies, autopsy pending
  Louisiana Tech running back Tyrone Duplessis died Thursday morning after medics responded to an emergency call at his off-campus apartment.

• Weis brings together unique staff at Kansas
  Dave Campo gives off a grandfatherly vibe when he walks into the homes of potential recruits.

• Louisiana Tech RB dies at off-campus apartment
  Louisiana Tech running back Tyrone Duplessis was found dead at his off-campus apartment on Thursday morning.

• Furman to visit Clemson, host five games in 2012
  A visit to Clemson and a Homecoming game against Georgia Southern highlight the 2012 Furman football schedule announced on Thursday.